STRIP CLUB SHOOTING: Police to DA: Charge Jones Las Vegas police are recommending that NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones be charged with one felony and two misdemeanors in connection with a February melee at a topless club that ended in a shooting.
LV police agree to pay The Metropolitan Police Department will pay $1.48 million -- the largest legal settlement in its history -- to close a federal lawsuit alleging Las Vegas police gave special treatment to an officer's wife who hit and killed a bicyclist in 1994.
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STRIP CLUB SHOOTING: Police to DA: Charge Jones Las Vegas police are recommending that NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones be charged with one felony and two misdemeanors in connection with a February melee at a topless club that ended in a shooting.
Water agency fights disclosure measure CARSON CITY -- The Southern Nevada Water Authority argued Monday against a bill that calls for more disclosure of information about the agency's proposed 250-mile-long pipeline that would draw water from rural Nevada to thirsty Las Vegas.
Bill to help hurt soldiers reintroduced WASHINGTON -- A bill reintroduced in the Senate on Monday would ensure that soldiers injured in combat could receive a part of their retirement pay plus full disability benefits.
Chiropractor takes plea deal It was difficult for the family and friends of Lawrence Weiss to watch his killer accept a plea deal Monday that could get him probation.
MESQUITE POLITICS: Mayor responds to critics MESQUITE -- The accused became the accuser on Monday, as Mayor Bill Nicholes sought to turn the tables on critics he said have targeted his re-election campaign and prompted an FBI investigation against him.
Measure would shift oversight of hospital CARSON CITY -- A bill that would transfer the oversight of the University Medical Center from the Clark County Commission to an appointed board of trustees was introduced in the state Senate on Monday.
Giuliani on his way to Las Vegas Republican presidential front-runner Rudy Giuliani will be in Las Vegas on Wednesday for a fundraiser.
Gibbons budget exceeds level set by initiative, analysis says Gov. Jim Gibbons' proposed budget exceeds the limits that would have been set by the tax and spending control ballot initiative if the measure had been in place, according to a new independent analysis.
NORM: LV author doing film about murder New twists keep surfacing in a true life murder story currently being written and developed as a feature film by Las Vegas author Jack Sheehan.
Empowerment school funding in question CARSON CITY -- Democrats will not support Gov. Jim Gibbons' bill to establish 100 "empowerment schools" next year as long as it is funded by scrapping an existing $60 million incentive program for teachers, a Democratic party leader said Monday.
Priest gets duties back The Catholic priest who was relieved of his duties in February amid allegations that he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of a parishioner's money was reinstated Friday.
Immigrant inmates to be freed, deported CARSON CITY -- The state Pardons Board unanimously agreed Monday to move forward with the early release of as many as 500 prison inmates who are illegally in the U.S. so they can immediately be deported to their home countries.
BELTWAY: PHASE TWO: Public gets last chance to comment Soon it will be the northern valley's turn to have its portion of the Las Vegas Beltway converted from rural highway to urban freeway, according to a road improvement plan to be publicly unveiled Wednesday.
Court officials review indigent defense A Review-Journal investigation has prompted court officials to recommend significant changes to Clark County's indigent defense system.
LV police agree to pay The Metropolitan Police Department will pay $1.48 million -- the largest legal settlement in its history -- to close a federal lawsuit alleging Las Vegas police gave special treatment to an officer's wife who hit and killed a bicyclist in 1994.
